Although Charlize Theron has always known she’s wanted to adopt, the new mom opens up in a candid interview inside Australia’s Madison Magazine and admits that she never imagined she’d ever be a single mom!!!

The Snow White and the Huntsman star reveals:

“You know, I don’t think any mother aims to be a single mom. I didn’t wish for that, but it happened.

“The idea of marriage has never been that important to me. I don’t know why exactly. Some might say it’s because my parents didn’t have a good marriage, but I don’t think so. I treat my relationships like marriages. The ceremony isn’t that important to me.”

Wow!!

Although marriage isn’t in the cards, we know baby Jackson is in great hands and gets MORE than enough LOVE from mom and grandma!!!

In a preview for a Sunday Today interview with NBC's Willie Geist, The Mindy Project star and executive producer joked that can't wait to be a parent because she'll finally "be able to openly criticize other parenting." Ha!

Jokes aside, Mindy revealed she's "really excited" about the next chapter of her life and the challenges that will come with it. She admitted: